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India abolishes Kashmir’s special status with rush decree
World
August 5, 2019
India abolishes Kashmir’s special status with rush decree
The Indian government on Monday rushed through a presidential decree to scrap Kashmir’s special status, tightening its grip on a…
Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city
World
August 2, 2019
Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city
Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara after it was battered by nearly 50…
India’s wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: census
World
July 30, 2019
India’s wild tiger population jumps to almost 3,000: census
India’s wild tiger population has increased by more than 30 percent in the last four years, according to a new…
Mumbai struggles to cope with crumbling infrastructure
World
July 25, 2019
Mumbai struggles to cope with crumbling infrastructure
On Monday, a huge fire broke out in a multi-story building, which houses the office of state-owned telecom company MTNL,…
India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission
World
July 22, 2019
India counts down to new bid to launch Moon mission
Thousands gathered to witness India’s second attempt to send a landmark spacecraft to the Moon on Monday, a week after…
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
World
July 16, 2019
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with…
India scrubs Moon mission launch one hour before liftoff
World
July 15, 2019
India scrubs Moon mission launch one hour before liftoff
India on Monday postponed the launch of a lunar probe less than an hour before blast-off because of a technical…
Low-cost Moon mission puts India among lunar pioneers
World
July 12, 2019
Low-cost Moon mission puts India among lunar pioneers
India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the…
Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos
Environment
July 6, 2019
Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos
The monsoon may bring respite from the scorching heat, but for the rangers and animals at Kaziranga National Park it…
Heavy rains in India kill 27, cripple financial capital
World
July 2, 2019
Heavy rains in India kill 27, cripple financial capital
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Monsoon rains caused wall collapses that killed 27 people in India on Tuesday, as a second day…